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Aug 20, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
At my daughter's work, every employee must pass a wellness check before clocking in. The wellness check is the same every time & simple--Do you have COVID or any symptoms of COVID? Does anyone in your household have COVID or symptoms of COVID? This happens EVERY SHIFT. Kid starts his shift.

"Do you have COVID or any symptoms of COVID?"

"No"

"Does anyone in your household have COVID or symptoms of COVID?"

Kid says "Yes! I've been taking care of my mom who has COVID."

Unmasked, standing in the small back kitchen w most of the employees.
Aug 5, 2023 9 tweets 2 min read
My daughter & I never want to catch COVID after witnessing what happened to a 28 yo online friend who caught Delta. His doc said he'd be fine & I was checking in on him in a priv discord channel shared w many friends. His doc assured him that he'd be fine bc of his age. Day 6, he said he was having a hard time breathing. I asked him if he heard rustling or paper sounds. He did. "Call your doc". "You'll be fine."

Day 8, he was erratic in chat. Terrified. Hard to understand.

Day 9, he told me that he had had hallucinations all night long.
Jul 15, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
Just a fyi: COVID is definitely going around. Shopping delivery tonight of spaghetti sauce fixings...and 5 oz bottle of tabasco. Sure enough, we received a message from the customer--she has COVID, telling us to leave it at her door as she doesn't want us to get sick. 9/10 times the home that is advising me that COVID is in their home is a low income household. To put it into context, this person spent about $18 on groceries & probably $15 in delivery fees to avoid infecting others. It's tragic & it's always like that.
Mar 5, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
So strange afternoon at my dad's. COVID came up & they were both telling me about Oregon lifting mask mandate in medical settings. Then the most peculiar thing occurred. My dad said he had COVID twice but it was really mild both times. His gf said she had it once. She said it was very mild for her as well, "so mild it was like I wasn't sick at all & maybe I didn't have COVID & the test was wrong. I've never had COVID." I was stunned. Truly.